The TU Teens of Gallipolis is a middle school fishing and conservation club led by Shannon Mayes, a volunteer leader from the Mad Men Chapter of Trout Unlimited. They take seasonal camping and fishing trips and are an active part of their community in Ohio. This blog highlights some of their... [ READ MORE... ]

By Tara Granke
On July 15, 1959, Trout Unlimited was founded in Grayling, Mich. Nearly 60 years later, 30 of TU’s rising leaders traveled from all over the country to attend a five-day leadership event called the TU Teen Summit. You could say we were returning to our roots.
Just as they have for... [ READ MORE... ]

Are you up for the GRTU Tomorrow Fund Challenge?
The 066 - Guadalupe River chapter (GRTU) has a hunch. They're thinking that chapters and councils across the country care about engaging the next generation of river stewards as much as they do in Texas. So when they heard TU’s Headwaters Youth... [ READ MORE... ]

It's almost summer and that means TU's Youth Conservation and Fly Fishing Academies are gearing up across the country! Please encourage your campers to enter the Camp Essay Contest for a chance to tell their story and win a fly rod!
Click here for details about the Camp Essay Contest.
This is one... [ READ MORE... ]

Each year, TU Camp and Academy graduates are invited to enter the TU Teen Essay Contest in which they share their camp experiences. This year we had four finalists, and Thomas' essay is the last in this series as the grand prize winner! He received a TFO BVK rod for his heartfelt essay. Thomas is... [ READ MORE... ]

by Franklin Tate, Headwaters Youth Program Director
The sixth annual TU Teen Summit will be held on the TU “Holy Waters” of the Au Sable in June 2017, with twenty five teen leaders from around the country converging for four days of planning, learning, fishing, and fun. TU’s Headwaters youth staff... [ READ MORE... ]

Each fall, TU Camp and Academy graduates are invited to enter the TU Teen Essay Contest in which they share their camp experiences. This year we had four finalists, and Alexander's essay is the second in this series as the second runner-up. Alexander is from California and traveled all the way to... [ READ MORE... ]

Each fall, TU Camp and Academy graduates are invited to enter the TU Teen Essay Contest in which they share their camp experiences. This year we had four finalists, and Natalie's essay is the first in this series as the third runner-up. Natalie is from Georgia and is pictured above on one of her... [ READ MORE... ]

Photo and poem by Erich Frie, TU Teen member serving on the national Youth Leadership Council and Board Member of Hacklebarney TU, New Jersey.
Only in Dreams
I dream of a babbling brook
Untouched by man
That meanders through the countryside
But this is only in dreams
I dream of the purest... [ READ MORE... ]

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by Erich Frie, Youth Leadership Council Member, Hacklebarney TU Chapter of NJ
A mammoth part of cold water conservation is making sure the fish are healthy and ample in the rivers they inhabit. As most fishermen know, the concept of catch and release is a more recent movement in... [ READ MORE... ]